Dirigible spotlight for vehicles



L. H. MILES DIRIGIBLE SPOTLIGHT FOR VEHICLES Filed llay 1926 2Sheets-Sheet 2 L9\ I7) I32 43 9 "f f i w 4a 3 1 J I 4H i}; I 4 15 2-8 221- r g INVENTOR. us 727? h. MILES BY I A TTORNE Y.

' for causing a pivotally V Patented Aug. .14, 1928.

rns'rnn 11. MILES, or LOS ANGELES, climronam.

1 nmmrnm srornren'r non VEHICLES.

Application filed May 4,

This invention relates to dirigible spot lights for vehicles.

Thegeneral object of the invention is to,

provide an improved spot light operating mechanism.

A specificobject of theinvention is to provide an improved motoroperated mechanism to move back and. forth.

Another object of the invention is to provide dirigible spot lights withelectrically operated means for moving saidspot lights and wherein meansis provided whereby said spot lights will operate together or whereineither one of .thernmay be made to operate singly. as desired. 1 l

Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying draw ing wherein:i V

Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic view showing a portion of a motor vehicleequipped with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic view showing one of the spotlights.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional vview through the casing containingthe operating mechanism.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the parts in anotherposition.

Figs. 5 and 6' are cross sectional views taken on lines 4 -4 and 66,Fig. 3, re-

spectively, and t Fig. 7 isan elevation partly in section showing theoperating member.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters I have shown a portionof an au' tomobile body at 10. Upon this body 10 l mount. brackets 11 ateach side thereof.

.Upon each of the brackets 11 I pivotally. mount a spot light 12. Themountings of the spot lights include projecting levers 14. Each of thelevers 14 is connected to an upwardly extending portion 15 of a rod 16.The inner end of each of these rods 16 ter: minates in a casing 17 Thiscasing includes bushings 18 which receive therod. The casing also has abracket 19 which has a cylindrical bore 20 therein in which the ends ofthe rods 16 reciprocate.

In order to provide means to reciprocate the rods 16 I arrange a motorwithin the casing 17. This motor, through worm gear-- ing 26, drives ashaft 27 which has a disc 28 thereon. This disc 28 has an eccentric pin29 thereon which is connected to a pair mounted spot light move back andforth.

spot lights. an operating member for each of 1926. Serial no. 106,594.

of links 30 which extend in' oppositedircc tions from the disc 28. Theselinks 30-ar. slotted as at 81 fora purposeztobe present 1y described,and are. provided near their ex 60 tremities with pins The links arenorma-lly urged-, upwardly by springs-33' into position so that the pinsfit within notches 34 in the rods 16 and the construction is such thatas the motor operatesit turns. the; 65 disc and moves the links 30 tocause the rods 16 :to reciprocate. V The motor 25 has two: leads 35 and36 which may be connected with a suitable; source' of power. The lead 36includes a" switch 38 which has an operating member 39 so that the 1motor can be started and stopped. 6 r

In'ord'er that either of the spotxlights" may remain stationary whiletheotlier ozper-' ates, I provide a pair of 'plungers 40 which areprovided with an extremity 41 which is slotted as at 42. Within the slot31 previously mentioned a pin 48 is mounted to The end of this pin 43fits within the slot 42 already mentioned. The plunger 40 is providedwith a stem 45 which has an operating portion 46 thereon.

The plungers movewithin supports 47 and the stem moves within a member48, both ofwhich are secured to the front wall of the casing 17.The-member 48 has a slot .49 therein in which a pin 50 on the operatingmember 45 moves; Rotation of theop crating member to the} positionshownat'the left in Fig. 4 causes the pin to engage the end of themember 48, thereby holding the plunger in retracted" position to holdthe link 30 asshown at the left .in said figure, so that the left handspot light will not operate.

The operating portions-46 are preferably arranged on the instrumentboard of the automobile so that the driver may readily control theoperation of either spot light.

From the foregoing description it will be. apparent that I have providedan improved spot light operating device which can be economicallymanufactured and which is highly efficient in use. 105

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: i

1. In a device of theclass described a pair of spot lights. means topivotally mount said said spot lights, a motor, an eccentric memberdriven bysaid mot r, links connected to shaft driven by saidmotorgapair. of'links,i

said eccentric member, and means hoperatively connectingfleach operatlngmember to one of said links.

2. In a device of the class described iiiair of spot lights, means" topivotally mount said spot lights, a rod eonnected toeach ofsaid,

spot lights, aguide for said rods, a motor, a

ineansoperated by said motor for continuously moving said links, andmeans on said linkslengaginglsald rods. I

:3. In combination 'with a vehicle, a-pair of spotlights, means topivotallyinoimt said spot lights,tan operating member for said spotlights for reciprocating them, a motor, means connectingthemotor to theoperat ng members toactuate the latter,and means to cause either ofsaidspot lights to be idle while the other is moving;

' of spot light-s,- means to pivotally mount said spot lights, arod-oneach ofsaid" spot j lights,a easing into which each of said rods extend,meansin said ea'singto guide the ends of saidrods, afmotonin-saidcasing, a shaft driven by said motor, a disc on said shaft;an-eccent1'ic pin on said disc, links "connectedto said eccentric pin,said links 4. In a device of the class described a pair having meansthereon engagingsaid rods to move the same. a I 1 F i 5, Ina device ofthe class described a pair of spot lights,means to pivotally mount saidspot lightsfa rod connected to each of said spotlightm acasing betweensaid spot lights a into which each of said rods extend, a guide inpsaidcasing for; an end of each of said rods, a motor in said casing, a shaftdriven by said motor, a disc-n said shaft,-an eccentric pin on saiddisc, links connected to said eccentric pin, said'rods being recessedandsaid links each having a pin thereon engaging in a recess, springswithin said casing normally urging said last mentioned pins into therecesses, a pair ofplungers slidable insaid casing, each plungerhavingan op-' crating member thereon, a pin carried by each of said plungers,said links having slots LESTER H.

